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Fig. 54 The smart second skin [120]
The Sensitive Shoes are capable to administer an elaborate foot reflex massage by stimulating
various pressure points. The ball of the foot touches the solar plexus point, the centre of emotional
energy, adding a healing effect to the wearer’s walk. Fig. 55 shows the Sensitive Shoes.
Fig. 55 The Sensitive Shoes [120]
The sole shape is customised to the wearer’s foot. A battery, a micro switch LED and a battery holder
are integrated into the front heel made out of an acrylic tube. The reflexology points are positioned
above the acrylic tube [120].
The MIT spin-off company VectraSense also announced a computerized shoe by the end of the year
2004, named ‘verb for shoe’.
Fig. 56 Prototype of Verb for Shoes by VectraSense [121]
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